God intended the law to act as a guardian, pointing us to our need for a redeemer. However, when we put our faith in the law, it’s no better than…
Category: THEOLOGY
Life Is for Living – Greg Morse
“Youth,” an old writer complained, “is wasted on the young.” Why hand the strongest draught of life to those who least know what to do with it? Why entrust bright…
Good Friday for Bad People – Marshall Segal
When Jesus went to the cross for you, you were not worth dying for. It wasn’t something in you that convinced him to bear the nails, the thorns, the wrath.…
God’s Delight in His Works – John Piper
Why should it matter to us that God delights in his creation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Psalm 104:31 to show how God’s joy in…
You Are All Sons of God Through Faith: Galatians 3:23–29, Part 3 – John Piper
How do people become sons of God and heirs to his promises? They must put on Jesus Christ, God’s true Son, by faith and not by law-keeping. Watch Now Read…
Why Is Good Friday Called “Good”?
Good Friday, which commemorates the suffering and death of Jesus, has long been celebrated in the Christian church. The historical record is unclear regarding how the church came to call…
The Word of God Kept Him: Funeral Message for Sidney Boyd (1948–2023) – John Piper
Why do God’s people wake up as believers day after day until they die? Because the same word that made us goes on keeping us to the end. Listen Now…
How Do I Forget My Sinful Past? – John Piper
Some Christians carry an ongoing sense of guilt for sins confessed long ago. What can we do with these stubborn guilt feelings? Listen Now Read More Desiring God
God’s Delight in His Sovereignty – John Piper
What difference does it make that God does whatever he pleases? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Psalm 135:6 to look at God’s delight in…
Bring Your Grief to Gethsemane: The Healing Wounds of Maundy Thursday – David Mathis
Perhaps you bring no specific sorrows or griefs into this Maundy Thursday. Count it as God’s grace in a world as broken as ours — with the sober recognition that…